Lloyd K C Kent
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2008 Spring;35(1):53-7. doi: 10.3138/jvme.35.1.053.
This article focuses on the role of veterinary teaching hospitals (VTHs) at public and private colleges and universities in the growth and nurturing of today's veterinary clinician scientists, who will assume the ranks of tomorrow's veterinary academic faculty. Virtually all residency programs offer some level of scientific education and training concurrently or sequentially with professional clinical training; approximately half (51%) include, or at least offer, the opportunity to obtain advanced scientific degrees (MS/MSc and/or PhD). If veterinary schools and colleges are the gatekeepers for the veterinary profession, then VTHs are the gatekeepers for the profession's scientific development, defining the future role of veterinary medicine in society. Although struggling to find their place in a financially challenging and competitive environment fueled by the demand for more and better clinical services, VTHs are in a potentially strong position to capitalize on the uniqueness of their faculty and academic resources and thus make an unparalleled contribution to the scientific evolution of the veterinary profession.
本文聚焦于公立和私立学院及大学中的兽医教学医院（VTHs）在培养当今兽医临床科学家方面所起的作用，这些科学家将成为未来兽医学术教员队伍的一员。几乎所有的住院医师培训项目都会在专业临床培训的同时或相继提供一定程度的科学教育和培训；约半数（51%）的项目包含，或至少提供获得高级科学学位（理学硕士和/或博士学位）的机会。如果说兽医学院是兽医职业的守门人，那么兽医教学医院则是该职业科学发展的守门人，界定着兽医学在社会中的未来角色。尽管在因对更多更好临床服务的需求而导致的财务挑战和竞争环境中努力寻找自身定位，但兽医教学医院有潜力充分利用其教员和学术资源的独特性，从而为兽医职业的科学发展做出无与伦比的贡献。
